A cluster of state bills introduced and, in some cases, enacted in early 2026 seeks to limit or preclude liability for harms associated with greenhouse gas emissions. Each measure differs materially in structure, scope, and legal technique. Some operate as broad immunity provisions; others target specific causes of action; still others restructure pleading, causation, and evidentiary standards in ways that would make climate litigation difficult to sustain. Moreover, the bill

A recent judgment from Zambia’s Constitutional Court looks at a question that comes up often in climate governance: what happens after a climate law is passed, and who can hold the government to account if implementation lags behind. The case was brought by Climate Action Professionals Zambia, a group focused on climate awareness and advocacy. It centred on the Green Economy and Climate Change Act, No. 18 of 2024, a law designed to establish Zambia’s institutional framework f

This page provides the latest climate litigation news, tracking key court decisions, new filings, and procedural developments from climate change lawsuits around the world. Updates are added on a rolling basis through the Climate Court Litigation Tracker ,  which monitors significant climate-related cases across national and international courts, including climate lawsuits, climate-related environmental litigation, biodiversity litigation, greenwashing cases, and corporate cl

This page provides the latest climate litigation news, tracking key court decisions, new filings, and procedural developments from climate change lawsuits around the world. Updates are added on a rolling basis through the Climate Court Litigation Tracker ,  which monitors significant climate-related cases across national and international courts, including climate lawsuits, climate-related environmental litigation, biodiversity litigation, greenwashing cases, and corporate cl

A recent High Court ruling in Tanzania takes on a question that often sits in the background of mining law: who actually controls the benefits that are meant for communities living next to extraction sites? The case came from villages around the North Mara Gold Mine. For years, those communities received the full share of corporate social responsibility funding linked to the mine. The money went into visible things. Roads, water systems, schools, clinics. It was tied to plans